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Chapter 5 and 6 Study Guide: Ancient Greece and Rome
Chapter Five Ancient Greece:
Section One: Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea
1.) What was the terrain and climate like in Greece?
2.) What were some of the major effects of the terrain/climate on the Development of Greek Culture?
(aka the main characteristics of Greek Culture)
Section Two: Warring City-States
3.) Describe the makeup of a City-State? What is the Greek name for a City-State?
4.) Why did the Greeks develop into small City-States?
5.) Describe Athens?
- Government
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Men
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Women
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Social Structure
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Section Three: Democracy and Greece’s Golden Age
6.)Why is Athens the root of Western Civilization?
7.) What is the Acropolis? What was its purpose? Why was it placed on top of a hill?
8.) What is the Parthenon?
9.) What was the aim of Greek Sculptor?
10.) Why is Greek Philosophy Important? What did Greek Philosophy Start?
11.) What did the three main Greek Philosophers teach?
12.) What book by Plato helped the spread of Democracy through Western Civilization?
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Section Four: Alexander’s Empire
13.) Was Alexander the Great Greek? How did he become ruler of all Greece?
14.) Who was Alexander’s teacher and how would this effect the development of Western Civilization?
15.) How far did Alexander spread his empire? What happened in Afghanistan?
Section Five: The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
16.) What is Hellenistic Culture? What is this culture the basis of?
17.) How/Why did it spread?
18.) What are some of the effects of the spread of Hellenistic Culture?
Chapter Six: Ancient Rome
Section #1: The Roman Republic
19.) Describe the Romans. How was Roman development affected by their location?
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20.) What three civilizations blended together to create Roman Culture? What did each of them bring to
Roman Culture?
21.) What are the two Roman creation stories? What do they tell us about the Romans?
22.) What were the two social groups in Rome at the foundation of the Republic? Describe each?
23.) What was the Structure of the Roman Republic? Why did they set the government up this way?
24.) Why did the Romans expand? What were the common ways the Romans expanded their empire?
25.)What were the three major social groups in Rome?
26.) Who were the Slaves? How did the Slaves Live? What did they have to look forward too?
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27.) What was life for the poor/plebeians like? Who did they resent and why? How did the
government keep them peaceful?
28.) What was life for the rich/patricians like? How did their lifestyle hurt Rome? Why was it important
for others to like you if you are rich?
29.) What were some of the effects of the social problems in Rome?
Section #3: The Rise of Christianity
30.) Where did Christianity begin and who started the Religion?
31.) Who did this new Religion appeal to and why did this cause it to travel so fast?
32.) Who in Rome had a problem with this new religion and why? What were some of the teachings that
really bothered the Romans?
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33.) What happened to the Early Christians? Name an early persecutor of the Christians.
34.) Who legalized Christianity in the Empire and what effects would this have on the Romans?
Section #4: The Fall of the Roman Empire
35.) Name a few of the catalysts that sent the empire into turmoil?
36.) What role did Christianity play in the fall of the Empire?
37.) What role did Barbarians play in the fall of the Empire?
38.) Why did the splitting of the empire weaken the empire?
Section #5: Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization
39.)What is Greco Roman Culture?
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40.) What legacy did Roman Learning and Literature leave on Rome?
41.) Name and describe the four legacies of the Roman Empire?
42.) What role did the Pax Romana Play in the legacy of Rome?
Identifications: Five of the following ten terms will be on the test and you will need to answer the
following two questions about each of the terms (3 pts each):
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Define the term
What Role did they play in the Development of Western Civilization?
Socrates
Athens
Alexander the Great
Hellenistic Culture
Alexandria
Pax Romana
Roman Republic
Christianity
Roman Trade
Greco-Roman Culture
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